News: A top tennis commentator crushes Carlos Alcaraz based on his…
Alcaraz, who is only 20 years old, has already won two Grand Slams.
What must Carlos Alcaraz’s feelings be like? Even though he is still only 20 years old, has already won two Grand Slams, and is No. 1 on the ATP tour, some people still seem to believe that he is starting to perform below expectations. Perhaps we should wait another fifteen years to decide whether or not he let his fans down—he still has more than ten years of excellent tennis ahead of him.
Naturally, some of Alcaraz’s criticism makes sense. Criticism directed at any player, including Novak Djokovic, is reasonable. Despite his 24 Grand Slam victories and more than 400 weeks at the top of the rankings, Djokovic might still improve in a few areas. However, we have a far larger body of work to compare Djokovic to himself because he is 36 years old and toward the end of his career than Alcaraz.
Regarding Carlos Alcaraz, he can be very combative at times, but keep in mind that he is just 20 years old. He will get better and more proficient as a player as he learns and grows. All we have to do is give him some time without being unduly demanding, isn’t that right?
Some people don’t appear to realize that Carlos Alcaraz is only 20 years old.
Former professional tennis player and current top tennis analyst Mark Petchey recently defended the young Spaniard against criticism while also tempering expectations for him.Petchey stated that it’s okay if Alcaraz only achieves “double-digit” Grand Slam victories on the Tennis Channel’s Inside-In podcast. Reaching 20 or beyond has probably normalized itself too much.
“We live in a strange period because we have these three players who have won over 20 major championships and who have made sporting immortality, like usual,” claims Petchey. As a result, everyone who follows in their footsteps is evaluated based on an absurd standard that they will never be able to meet. Do I believe Carlos will ever score 20 grand slams? Will he win by double digits? I don’t know. I believe he will; it sounds like a nice career.”
Naturally, Petchey is entirely accurate. I’m assuming that most tennis fans would be thrilled to win even one major. In the eyes of most players, winning ten or more is unattainable. Furthermore, Alcaraz will still have competition from Jannik Sinner and other players even after Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have completely retired. Tennis is in excellent hands going forward, but we may need to adjust to players not taking home 20 or more Grand Slams.
